Safety in Numbers.

Yesterday evening I was cycling along the road to the Rotterdam ferry when
all of a sudden a whole peleton of Dutch roadies came the other way. One or
two waved, but I was taken aback at how our busy HGV laden docks road had
been transformed into a cycling paradise. Brand new wide black top surface
and the HGVs were on the back foot as it were as dozens of roadies barrelled
down the road using the big roundabouts properly as the lorries had to wait
for them. Normally one is viewed as a pest on this road, but for once the
motor traffic was in the minority.
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Simon Mason
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net

Simon Mason wrote:
Yesterday evening I was cycling along the road to the Rotterdam ferry
when all of a sudden a whole peleton of Dutch roadies came the other
way. One or two waved, but I was taken aback at how our busy HGV
laden docks road had been transformed into a cycling paradise. Brand
new wide black top surface and the HGVs were on the back foot as it
were as dozens of roadies barrelled down the road using the big
roundabouts properly as the lorries had to wait for them. Normally
one is viewed as a pest on this road, but for once the motor traffic
was in the minority.

Exactly how I felt in Belgium on the RVV. The motorists were swamped.

Simon; I'm listening to you on R4 now!

Simon Mason wrote:

From the header, I expectred this post to be about Number Stations Simon.

That was interesting stuff you were telling us about there mate.

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Cheerful Pedalling
John Mallard

"Simonb" wrote in message
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Simon; I'm listening to you on R4 now!

Yes, my Hull accent didn't sound so bad this time! I think being in a proper
studio makes a difference :-)

It's Radio 4's pick of the day:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/index.shtml?logo


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Simon Mason
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net

"John Mallard" not_me@all wrote in message
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Simon Mason wrote:

From the header, I expectred this post to be about Number Stations Simon.

That was interesting stuff you were telling us about there mate.

Oh yes, I didn't realise that. Well, I would have put "OT" there ;-)

Here's my day at the studio:

http://www.simonmason.karoo.net/page485.htm

Simon Mason wrote:

Yes, my Hull accent didn't sound so bad this time! I think being in a
proper studio makes a difference :-)

That's a fine accent!

ps, have you notice the eerie link between your subject line and the
programe? I think we should be told.

"Simonb" wrote in message
.. .
Simon Mason wrote:

Yes, my Hull accent didn't sound so bad this time! I think being in a
proper studio makes a difference :-)

That's a fine accent!

You ought to hear a Hull person trying to use a "posh" version of it. Ugh!

ps, have you notice the eerie link between your subject line and the
programe? I think we should be told.

It was pure coincidence honestly. I was not even thinking about the radio
show when I saw all those Dutch roadies outnumbering the motorised traffic.

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Simon M.

John Mallard wrote:
From the header, I expectred this post to be about Number Stations Simon.

Was that /our/ Simon? I didn't catch the beginning of it so I didn't
realise. Fascinating stuff, though.

d.

"davek" wrote in message
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John Mallard wrote:
From the header, I expectred this post to be about Number Stations Simon.

Was that /our/ Simon? I didn't catch the beginning of it so I didn't
realise. Fascinating stuff, though.

Yes and the Akin guy on the show was the bloke who made loads of money out
of my recordings by suing the rock group Wilco for the use of "his" sound
clip.

Download show he

http://www.swldxer.co.uk/bbcr4.wma


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Simon Mason
http://www.simonmason.karoo.net